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at age 92
in Wokingham Registration District, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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The Honourable Charles Lambton was born on 3 November 1857 in Middlesex, England (United Kingdom). He was a son of George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, and Beatrix Frances (Hamilton), Countess of Durham.
He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire, England, and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire.
He served in the campaign in Sudan in 1898, and was mentioned in dispatches for acts of valour. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1898. He was Brevet Colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, from 1900 to 1904.
He married Lavinia Garforth, daughter of William Henry Garforth and the Honourable Hylda Maria Madelaine (Willoughby) Garforth, in 1912 in London, England. [1]
He was Brevet Colonel of the 34th Infantry Brigade of the New Army in 1914. He was Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel and Commandant in 1917 in the Durham Volunteer Regiment. He was made an Honorary Brigadier-General in 1918.
He died in 1949 in the Wokingham registration district, England, aged 92.
England & Wales, Free BMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Name Charles Lambton. Registration Year 1857. Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec. Registration district St George Hanover Square. Inferred County London. Volume 1a Page 193.
England & Wales, Free BMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, Name Charles Lambton. Spouse Surname Garforth. Registration Year 1912. Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep. Registration district St George Hanover Square. Inferred County London. Volume 1a Page 1220.
England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007, Name Charles Lambton. Birth Date abt 1857. Date of Registration Dec 1949. Age at Death 92. Registration district Wokingham. Inferred County Berkshire. Volume 6a Page 238.
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Registration district St George Hanover Square. Sub-registration district Hanover Square. ED, institution, or vessel 24. Household schedule number 42. Piece 43. Folio 49. Page number 17.
1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Registration district East Ashford. Sub-registration district Wye. ED, institution, or vessel 4. Household schedule number 20. Piece 962. Folio 63. Page number 29.
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Registration district Newmarket. Registration District Number 183. Sub-registration district Newmarket. ED, institution, or vessel 6. Household schedule number 396. Piece 9182.
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